one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
two persons; two people; pair; couple
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
report; notification; registration
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
long time; long interval; for quite some time
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation